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Well, sorry about the underwhelming details, here you go...
I have S&W 442 in my pocket right now, not a 442-1 or 442-2 but the original 442. I bought from a guy who bought it for his wife who fired exactly 5 shots through it before putting it her sock drawer for decades, there it sat until I came along and bought it. She hated it and that is a common theme I have witnessed for many moons.
Snubnose revolvers are difficult to shoot well and generally suck as a defensive weapon because:
1. They have a long heavy trigger pull causing the muzzle to inadvertently move upon being depresses making accuracy a challenge.
2. They have a very short sight radius and typically diminutive sights which are difficult to see well and again making accuracy a challenge.
3. There recoil hard and most women, especially beginners do not like recoil because it hurts their hand and often scares them.
4. The alleged simplicity is a falsehood, revolvers are mechanically much more complex than auto loaders. If a revolver goes down at the wrong time in a gun fight it is not going to be put back into action, it is done, for an auto and tap, rack or even just rack will get it back into action.
5. Like #4, take speed reloads - forget about. The New York reload exists for a reason.
6. Very limited capacity and see #5
There's more but that is the bulk of it. Don't take my word for it, here is want women have to say...
CHOOSING THE RIGHT GUN – A FEMALE PERSPECTIVE
The Argument Against the Snub Nose Revolver as a "Ladies' Gun"
What Kind Of Gun For A Woman
Four Reasons to NEVER Carry Just a .38 Snubnose
Guns For Beginners: The Best Carry Handgun(s) For Women
Note all the .38 snubs here...
Top 12-handguns for women
The Top 10 Most Popular Guns For Women – 2018
Best Handguns for Women in 2020
That's right, there aren't any, not one.
You are wrong, there is logic behind it, she is better with it as everyone is...
There is always more to the story but quite frankly it is none of your business and furthermore I don't appreciate being called a liar. You can take it or leave it I don't give a rip.
A 38 works great for a starter pistol for millions of people, including women.
The really funny part is most of your 'best guns for women' copy/pastes list a Glock as 1-2 or 3rd best, which you blew off as worst. I love ARs own several, just wouldn't want to be around a blind person wielding one.
Everybody has an opinion, some are better than others.